Tesla Model Y comes with heated steering wheels in Canada

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What was initially a feature exclusive to China is now coming to Canada—and it's one feature that'll help drivers who get cold fingers. Tesla Model Y deliveries in the country have started to arrive with heated steering wheels.

According to Joe Trinidad, who is part of the Model Y Canadian Group on Facebook, he got a Model Y Long Range AWD SUV with a heated steering wheel. Trinidad got his delivery from Tesla's sale center in Vaughan, Ontario. This feature first came out in China for the Model Y and then started coming to the SUV in the US before making its way here.

Source: Tesla North

Instagram mimics TikTok with 'Vertical Stories' prototype

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It looks like Instagram is looking to copy another social network. The company confirms it is in the early stages of prototyping Vertical Stories, which will give the app a more TikTok-like look. 

Instagram isn't testing this feature right now, but the code for the change is in development, as spotted by developer Alessandro Paluzzi.

TechCrunch pointed out that if Instagram decides to pursue this idea, then we might see the social network shift away from static content (such as photos or reshared Feed posts on Stories) to make way for videos. It could prioritize videos over photos, too, to better compete with TikTok. 

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Canadian privacy authorities calls Clearview AI's facial recognition app illegal

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Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner wants controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI to delete Canadian faces from its database, saying it violates Canadian privacy laws by collecting its citizens' photos without their knowledge or consent. 

Clearview drew heavy criticism and lawsuits after the New York-based company claimed it collected over three billion photos of people's faces on the internet and boasted its connection to law enforcement. It also scraped images from sources like social media sites without their permission, which resulted in the company getting cease and desist letters from the likes of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

"What Clearview does is mass surveillance, and it is illegal," Commissioner Daniel Therrien said at a news conference.

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YouTube will no longer support 2012 Apple TV

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If you still use the third-generation Apple TV released in 2012, you should know that YouTube will no longer natively support this set-top box. The app is dropping support for this Apple TV in early March, but if you use AirPlay, you can still stream YouTube from your iPhone or iPad. YouTube will continue to support the fourth-gen Apple TV HD and fifth-gen Apple TV 4K.

Source: The Verge